u.s.w.

[Bonnie Surfus (ENG)]

On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, White, Rich wrote:

> 
> German for ETC (and so forth).  There is much facetiousness on this list and 
> any rumors about Pynchon's identity and alleged authorship of non-canonical 
> works should be treated as a joke in my experience.

more specifically:  und so weider, I believe (etc., as Rich points out).>  
---------- > .*++From: owner-pynchon-l
> .*++To: SY19058
> .*++Subject: u.s.w.
> .*++Date: Wednesday, June 05, 1996 10:18AM
> .*++
> .*++<<File Attachment: HEADERS.TXT>>
> .*++
> .*++Hello from a long time lurker.  I hate for this to be my first
> .*++post to this group.  I would rather have something interesting
> .*++to say or ask about the nature of Slothrop, the V2 bomp, curious
> .*++concepts of W.A.S.T.E. or why I really didn't like Vineland but
> .*++I don't (yet).  I am currently halfway through "Gravity's Rainbow"
> .*++(after starting for the fourth time, and yes it gets easier after
> .*++the end of the second chapter) and I have yet again run into
> .*++the nth word/phrase I don't know, but unlike all the others I am
> .*++not sure what this is.  What does "u.s.w." stand for?  It seems
> .*++like he is using it as "etc" but I would like a full expansion
> .*++of it if I could.  Any help?  Thanks.
> .*++
> .*++N.S.
> .*++
> .*++p.s.  I personally don't see how that silly rumor about Pynchon
> .*++being the one and the same as Sallinger (sp?) continues.  I
> .*++personally don't see a great resemblence, but then again I only
> .*++have read one J.D. and only 3.5 T.R.
> .*++
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> .*++| Noah Sturr     | "Anybody remotely interesting is mad, in some way |
> .*++| sturr at sky.net  |  or another."  - Dr. Who                          |
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